Hi! I’m Katie!
Welcome! I live in Iowa with my family where I make dinner for us most nights of the week.
This site started as the solution to the question I ask myself every single afternoon- what am I making for dinner tonight? This site was designed to help me answer the question with recipes centered around an ingredient I already had on hand- be it ground beef in the refrigerator, a rotisserie chicken from the store or over ripe bananas.
You will find lots of ideas here for meals my family regularly eats including casseroles, slow cooker recipes, easy side dishes and the occasional dessert. I even have a few breakfast bakes for making use of the extra time on the weekend!
You will find very few recipes here that will take a trip to the specialty store. Most (if not all) ingredients can be picked up in the average supermarket and require minimal equipment (hello 9×13 pans and slow cookers!).
Recipes will include a printable recipe card with amounts, timings and temperatures but will also include lots of information in the body of the post discussing each individual ingredient and why/how it is used in a particular recipe as well as suggestions and directions for any possible substitutions (I’ll always let you know if I haven’t personally used one) as well as help with storing/reheating any leftovers.
If you have any questions or find an error in a recipe don’t hesitate to drop me a line on my Contact page.
Thanks for being here, and happy cooking!
Katie